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Recognised as Colour

#8C7499

  • #8C7499
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#8C7499 is a violet with RGB values 140, 116, 153 and HSL 279°, 15%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#8C7499#8C7499
HEX#8C7499
RGBrgb(140, 116, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.4549, 0.6
RGB percentages54.9%, 45.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(278.9, 15.4%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 24.2%, 60%)
CMYK8.5%, 24.2%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,204,889
CSS custom property--colour: #8C7499;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#738B66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F7B9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#747D98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8B7881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9Gray · ΔE 23.4Dim grey · ΔE 24.6Rosy brown · ΔE 25.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 19.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#819974
Analogous#7A7499, #997493
Triadic#998C74, #74998C
Split complementary#939974, #74997A
Tetradic#997A74, #819974, #749399

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEAEF
Lighter +30%#D5CCDA
Lighter +20%#BDAFC4
Lighter +10%#A491AF
Darker −10%#725C7E
Darker −20%#574760
Darker −30%#3D3143
Darker −40%#221C25
More saturated +25%#9556B7
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R140
G116
B153
Red140 (54.9%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue278.92°
Saturation (HSL)15.35%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 74 · B 99

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